The sins of affluence – July 16

Emissions don’t make Europe happy
James K. Galbraith: The sins of affluence
The richest of the rich, proud of a new gilded age
New populism spurs Democrats on the economy
A dress rehearsal for the final collapse of liberal capitalist ideology

On the precipice: Energy security and economic stability on the edge

I am a Major in the United States Army. …I set out to discover what some of the best minds in the world had to say about what the world might look like 20-plus years from now. Specifically, I intended to examine population growth, food production, water availability, and energy supplies. What I discovered shocked me. (Online report)

Food & agriculture – July 16

Battle between the bottle and the faucet

UN warns it cannot afford to feed the world
Kenyan fury at threat to organic trade

Groceries gobble up budgets
Italians facing pasta price rise
Astyk: Low energy food preservation